NAM General Discussion Thread

[+Guest]

Awesome and thanx for help Tropod.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

@Tropod: Were you able to fix the drag-over traffic enabled lots crash on this release? It is really annoying, but currently solved by saving a lot.

[Andreas Roth 607]

Date: 9/29/2005 8:03:16 PM Author: N_O_Body @Tropod:  Were you able to fix the drag-over traffic enabled lots crash on this release?  It is really annoying, but currently solved by saving a lot.

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Unfortunately, only Maxis can fix that bug - the only workaround is to be careful when placing puzzle pieces.

[Tropod 144]

Yes, that bug can certainly be annoying if you incidently trigger it. The bug is documented quite clearly though in the Technical notes, & it's even mentioned in the Q&A file. So there's not much else we can do, except maybe remove all Puzzlepiece-type/based items .


Just an update on the files:
The links have been updated. So please look at my previous post on the previous page for these thanks, along with the instructions & what's new. If the files are able to be mirrored still though, that would be good.

[edcase2k4-thugangel1983 1]

i have a question regarding flat-model puzzle pieces like GLR and Ped Malls - a long time ago i remember when Ped Malls were added to the NAM; i didn't like the idea of putting a bus-stop or subway station TEL as the connector visually or functionally so i had used the Ped Mall Connector Lot created which was available on the STEX. however there was an issue of the colours not matching because the skinned .S3D Ped Mall puzzle-piece are 'automatically' lighter than a .FSH base texture like the Lot.

all i really need to know is what is the best way to deal with this (for Bus Lanes). should i just make the textures used for the puzzle-pieces darker until they are as closely matched in-game as possible? or can i remove lights in the BAT or any other way what options do i have or what is most effective?

(i posted this here because it isn't worth making a new thread)

[pcsurgeon 2]

Links to the posted files (i believe they were linked to a fileserver at simszone.de) are dead... Could you re-publish?

 

Regards

 

Ric

[Andreas Roth 607]

Date: 9/30/2005 10:16:28 AM Author: pcsurgeon

Links to the posted files (i believe they were linked to a fileserver at simszone.de) are dead... Could you re-publish?

They seem to work fine for me. Try right-click -> Save as... or visit SimsZone  and pick them out of the news text (hier herunterladen for the installer or ZIP-Datei for the ZIP file). If it still doesn't work, you'll have to wait until the file will be uploaded to Simtropolis or any other mirror site.

[frimi2 0]

Date: 9/30/2005 10:16:28 AM Author: pcsurgeon

Links to the posted files (i believe they were linked to a fileserver at simszone.de) are dead... Could you re-publish?

Regards

Ric

quote>A workaround for those with that problem: Do a right click on the link, then open in new window -> page not found -> click in the adressline and hit return. Hope that helps

[Tropod 144]

Date: 9/30/2005 10:16:28 AM
Author: pcsurgeon

Links to the posted files (i believe they were linked to a fileserver at simszone.de) are dead... Could you re-publish?

Regards

Ric

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The links appear to work fine. Quite often, a PC or ISPs will cache webpages. This is quite normal, but can cause browsers to view webpages that have since been updated. In which case, you either need to refresh your browser (a few times), &/or clear the cache & try it again.

[+Guest]

Installer link is broke.Any chance of getting it fixed?.Thanx

[Bones1 96]

Date: 9/29/2005 3:50:39 PM Author: Tropod 

NAM Installer(7.35 MB): NetworkAddonMod_Setup.zip Download this zip file, unzip the zip file, double click the Application & follow the steps. This installer will *guide* users through the installation. NAM ZIP Version (10.40 MB): NetworkAddonMod_050930.zip This is intended for Mac users. If you're not a Mac user, it is advised that you use the Installer above.

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Hey, great stuff on releasing the new NAM!

The installer should help people new to the NAM, so it's a useful addition. I have a question about it, though: why is the installer 3MB smaller than the zip version? From what I can see, the installation documentation in the zip version isn't that big, so what was removed from the installer version?

[gosling2003 0]

Link Not Working!

[vester_DK 477]

After clicking on the link go to the addressebar click at the end of the addresse and press return. That helped me.

That's what frimi2 suggested earlier.

[Andreas Roth 607]

@all with download problems: Please look at my or frimi2's posting above, instead of just yelling Link not working!.

@bones1: The installer version is not different from the ZIP version, but it uses a better compression method. ZIP is a rather old compression method, and since then technology has moved on, as always. The installer was not only chosen to make the installation process more easy, but also to reduce the size of the download.

[Bones1 96]

Date: 10/1/2005 3:05:32 PM Author: Andreas Roth

@bones1: The installer version is not different from the ZIP version, but it uses a better compression method. ZIP is a rather old compression method, and since then technology has moved on, as always. The installer was not only chosen to make the installation process more easy, but also to reduce the size of the download.

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Okay, thanks. That's quite a lot of extra compression in the installer version.

[hyped_up_boy 15]

awesome work again, and everything is so easy to install now!  and no conflicts or missing things either.  yeah!

[prince_of_sims 0]

i still like the zip version better than the installer.... i dont know, but i guess it gives me the feel of control over what i put where.....

[Donald Trump 1]

sorry for my $%&^! question, but when i installed the new NAM and started playing, most of my streets went red cause of traffic jams, whats going on???

[vester_DK 477]

Have you read the readme file ? Try that.

[adblois 0]

help please im trying to download new nam but link wont work ty

[Andreas Roth 607]

Unfortunately, the server is down at the moment - unless there is no other mirror, you'll have to wait a bit.

[vester_DK 477]

EDIT: Oh yes thats right, the servers is down.

[apotheosis 1]

I'd be happy to mirror it temporarily, if no one has any objections.  I can't make any promises as to transfer speeds, and unfortunately I only have the installer version.

 

As much as I've downloaded from here, I figure it's the least I can do to help.

 

EDIT: main server back up. link removed.

[adblois 0]

ty very much it worked

 

[vester_DK 477]

The simszone.de server is up again, but ...

you need to go to Simszone.de and click on hier herunterladen or ZIP-Datei.

[+Guest]

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[Mr. Cortez 11]

What the hell is your problem?

Simtropolis is a very friendly place to visit, and we don't tolerate foul mouth cursing like yours. Either change your ways, or I will get someone to put you out!!

[GrandCentralParkway 1]

i have already reported some of his posts to the moderators.  i'm surprised he hasn't been banned yet.

[Volanolapolis 0]

Hi guys! Let me first say I like all the work and effort that has been done so far. In my openion you guys surpassed the creators. Keep it up!

Anyways I had a lot of free time in school, so I decided to think up some new highway interchanges.(unless some one beat me to it)

I don't know what it looks like in real life, but I just hate the asymetrical T-Intersect in the game. So heres my idea:

 

Circle T-Intersection

*quick note: notice how you can start in any direction and end up anywhere else. In another words, its a high way roun-a-bout.

 

Here's a modified version of the Circle T

Heart T-Intersection

 

*im sorry it turned out horrible, but I hope you get the idea.

 

Ok, I saved the best for last. Took me a while to think of this one.

8-way Intersection

 

This is the simplest way possible for such thing. To look in a diffrent perspective, I color coded it.

Red=Elevated Highway

Blue=Ground Highway

Purp=Transition

 

*quick note: notice the sharp turns within the circle. Is that possible in real life?

 

Actually Im not satesfied with this. Im still working on other vesions were it looks more complicated like, a double-decker round-a-bout.

 

Im sorry I sux at Paint, I feel like a fool spending my weekend drawing pixle by pixle. (coppy paste helped) I don't know how theese might turn out on Gmax.

 

If Some one looked at my ideas and get inspired for more wicked ideas, my job is done. Thx for your time.

[hyped_up_boy 15]

perhaps you should put this in the NAM: Requests thread.  but they seem like good ideas, although you probably wouldnt see them much, if at all, in the real world